Universal pelt-stretcher.



No. 823,170. PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906. A. HIRSGH. UNIVERSAL PBLT STRETOHER.

XPPLIGATION FILED FEB-27,1906.

[NVENTOR WITNESSES brought 1nto engagement wit ABRAHAM HIRSCH, ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA.

Specification of Letters Patent;

UNIVERSAL PELT-ISTRETCHER.

Patented June 12, 1906.

Ap lication filed February 27, 1906. Serial No. 803,286,

T0 and whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM Hmson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Albert Lea, in the county of Freeborn and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Universal Pelt- Stretchers; and I lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enab e others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to fur-stretchers,and more particularly to that class of stretchers adapted to be used in connection with the pelts of small animals.

The object of my invention is to so con-- struct' the device that it can be adjusted to stretch difierent-sized pelts.

A further ob'ect is to rovide means on the stretcher to hold the hi e in position thereon without cutting or mutilating the pelt.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter clearly described in the specification and pointedout in the claims, reference be- *ing had to the accompanying drawings,

WlllOh are made a and in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved stretcher, showing a elt in position thereon; and Fig. 2 is a detail erspecive View of the lower end of one mem er of the stretcher.

Referring to the figures by numerals of refpart of this application,

erence, 1 and 2 are stretching-arms, the upper ends of which are inwardly curved and pivotally secured together. To the lower end of the arm 1 is pivotally secured a spacing-bar 3, said bar having upon one of its edges a series of notches 4, into which is adapted to alternately take a'locking-bolt 5, said lockingbolt being rigidly secured to the lower end of the stretching-arm 2. The outer edges of the stretching-arms 1 and 2 are provided with a series of notches 6, the 11' per ends of said notches being provided witli depending contact-points 7.

In 0 eration the arm 2 is moved inwardly towan the arm 1 until said arms are in juxtaposition to each other, when they are inserted within the pelt to be stretched, and when said arms have been inserted into the pelt the proper distance the arm 2 is moved away from the arm 1 until thepelt is stretched to the proper degree, when the s acing-bar 3 is the locking do hereby declare the folreadily and quickly removed when desired by releasing the locking-bolt 5 from the notch in the bar 3 and moving the arms 1 and 2 toward each other. i

What I claim is- 1. A pelt-stretcher of the class described comprising stretching-arms 'pivotally secured together at their upper ends, a spacing-bar pivoted to one of said arms, said ar havlng notches upon one of its edges, a locking-bolt carried by the opposite arm adapted to engage said notches, said arms having a plurality of notches in their outer edges, and a contact-point at the upper end of each notch longitudinally disposed with said arms and adapted to engage a pelt stretched over said arms.

2. The herein-described pelt-stretcher comprising arms ivotally secured together at one end, each oi said arms having a series of notches in their outer edges, a contact-point at the upper end of each of said notches and parallel with said arms, and means at the ower end of said arms adapted to space said arms apart when desired.

3. A pelt-stretcher comprising a pair of arms pivotally secured together at one end, means at the other ends of said arms to s ace and lock them apart when desired, eac of said arms having notches in their outer edges and downwardly-projecting contact-points at the upper end of each of saidnotches adapted to engage a pelt and hold the same upon said arms, said points extending in a direction longitudinal with said arms.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nameto this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ABRAHAM HIRSOH.

Witnesses:

JOHN F. D. MEIGHEN, SoPHYE ANDERSON. 

